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Legal Profession Act · 2022 Revised Edition · Part 7
Legal Profession Act · 2022 Revised Edition · Part 7
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
The High Court shall have the like jurisdiction as the inherent jurisdiction of the High Court in England (in relation to a solicitor) to make an order for the delivery by an advocate and solicitor of a bill of costs and for the delivery up, or otherwise in relation to, any documents in his possession, and for the taxation of the bill when delivered. The jurisdiction hereby conferred on the High Court shall also extend to cases in which no business has been done by the advocate and solicitor in the High Court.
advocate and solicitor
“advocate and solicitor” means an advocate and solicitor of the Supreme Court;
A Court of a Magistrate shall have the same jurisdiction as the High Court to make orders making such provision as is mentioned in subsection (1) in cases where the bill of costs or the documents relate wholly or partly to contentious business done by the advocate and solicitor in the Court of a Magistrate.
In this section and in sections 54 and 56, “advocate and solicitor” includes the executors, administrators and assignees of an advocate and solicitor.
advocate and solicitor
“advocate and solicitor” means an advocate and solicitor of the Supreme Court;
contentious business
“contentious business” means business done as an advocate and solicitor in or for the purposes of proceedings begun before a court of justice or before an arbitrator;